Sec. 28.002.  SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The department may:
(1)  develop a trails master plan for the orderly development of trails;
(2)  designate qualifying trails within the state park system or on state lands as components of the trail system;
(3)  enter into negotiations with federal, state, regional, local, and private agencies that administer trails to allow their trails to be included in the system;
(4)  designate federal, state, regional, local, and private trails as components of the system after obtaining the consent of the owner or administering agency;
(5)  remove trails from the system at the request of the owner or administering agency or to maintain the quality of the system;
(6)  develop criteria and standards for trails in the system;
(7)  classify trails in the system as recreational, scenic, historic, or expedition trails;
(8)  provide a standardized terminology for trails within the system;
(9)  provide a uniform marker for the trails within the system;
(10)  provide technical assistance in planning or building trails to potential trail administrators;  and
(11)  publish information about the system to ensure public knowledge of the existence of the system and to encourage its use.
(b)  The commission may adopt rules or take any other action necessary to implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5165, ch. 937, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Renumbered from Sec. 25.002 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(37), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.